Lucy LOVES to eat, and she is a chubby little girl. Of course I am a paranoid mother, and I worry - is she TOO big for her age? People keep telling me not to worry, that she is just healthy, but here is what I have to compare her to . . .
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| These two girls LOVE their Grandpa Grover |
her cousin Aspen, six months older, three pounds less, two sizes smaller in clothes and a size smaller in diapers. She is a couple inches taller than Lucy, and wears bigger shoes, but still! These girls will be in the same grade, and hopefully they will be good friends - what girl wants to be known as "the big one"? (A boy, maybe, but not a girl!)
So, I pulled out some photos and records of Stetson at a year old, and here is what I found:
Stetson:
-21 lbs
-28 inches
-6 teeth
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| Stetson, eating dinner on his 1st birthday |
Lucy:
-22 lbs
-28 inches
-2 teeth
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| Lucy, eating dinner on her first birthday |
Their hands and feet are about the same size, though Lucy's fingers are longer and thinner. Lucy is just below the 50th percentile for her age in both height and weight. So, I guess she is fine, I just need to quit comparing her to her cousin - sorry Lucy!
I will be honest, Lucy has spoiled me! In my experience, an easy pregnancy equals a harder kid, and a harder pregnancy equals an easier kid. My pregnancy with Lucy was harder in lots of ways, but she has been an easier baby in lots of ways:
-Lucy is usually really good about going to sleep. Just put her in her bed with a Binky, a fleece blanket and her glow seahorse that plays music, turn off the lights and shut the door. As long as it is dark and quiet, she sleeps really good. However, she is not a deep sleeper like her brother, and gets woke up very easily. The good news is that she is pretty happy, even if she just got woke up.
-Lucy is a good eater. She will eat or drink just about anything we give her. She drinks out of a sippy cup really well, and even though she only has two teeth, she can eat just about anything we are eating. I know exactly when Lucy is done, she will either hold up her hand and shake her head if I am feeding her, or start putting her food on the floor instead of in her mouth if she is feeding herself.
-Lucy is happy and pleasant most of the time. She likes almost everyone, and though she likes her schedule, she is pretty good to roll with the punches if necessary. However, she has what I call a "quick" temper - it comes on suddenly, and passes just as quickly. Lucy has pretty good pain tolerance though, and often gets up from a crash without a tear; also, even when she is super sick she doesn't complain, she just deals with it.
-Lucy says "ma-ma" when she is sad, and "da-da" when she is happy; "ba-ba" usually means ball, which she loves; "yeah" is her response when you ask her a questions; and the latest, "uh-oh", she says this when she drops something or when she falls down - so cute! She likes to click her tongue and purse her lips together and spit (not cool when her mouth is full of cereal or sweet potatoes). Lucy has the cutest laugh, it must be contagious because you can't help but laugh along with her! It is not super loud, more like a chuckle, and it doesn't take much to get her to do it. When she laughs really hard, she usually gets the hiccups, just like Stetson.
-Lucy crawls everywhere, but doesn't climb near as much as Stetson did (thank goodness!). She loves to go up the stairs, but hasn't figured out how to go down yet. After a couple crashes, going head first, she prefers to just sit there and cry until someone comes to rescue her. Lucy LOVES to walk/run with someone holding on to her fingers, but is not quite confident enough yet to go on her own (if you let go of her fingers, she sits down). She stands on her own, and will take one step, always with the right foot.
-Lucy loves to load and unload things, and is very good at pushing buttons (much to Stetson's dismay, when she gets the remote and turns his movie off). She has also taken an interest in books, and will often sit and look at a book (after she has unloaded the bookshelf, of course). If you say "pat-a cake" or "yay", she'll start clapping her hands.
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-Lucy's eyes are still a beautiful blue - yay! Her hair has a red tint in the sun, but looks like it will probably be blond. Her skin is super light and fair, so we are going to have to get used to packing around sunscreen! She has chubby legs with cute little rolls, and the cutest chubby cheeks ever - I love to kiss them. She must be pretty warm blooded, because she doesn't get cold easily. She often gets too hot though, and when this happens her cheeks get bright red.
-Lucy LOVES animals, especially dogs. She is not afraid of them at all, and loves to sit and pet them and lay on them; sometimes she is a little rough, pulling their hair and poking their eyes, but luckily we have very good, patient dogs, and they just put up with it.
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| Lucy with Stetson's dog, Jasper |
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| It's a good thing Jasper is a patient dog! |
We love this little angel, and are so grateful that she is a part of our family. Congratulations on turning one Lucy!
